Mikkel Boedker

It's like a kid walking through a candy store with only a few loose coins rolling around in his pocket.

The general manager of a NHL team with salary cap concerns might see plenty of mouthwatering attractions when the unrestricted free agency signing period opens Friday but his options are quite limited.

Ron Hextall would love to upgrade the Philadelphia Flyers at the forward position and he probably will. The question is: Just how much?

He would jump at the opportunity to add a David Backes or a Kyle Okposo but he still has to sign some of his own players, such as restricted free agent Brayden Schenn, who figures to command a multi-year deal with an annual payout of...

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